He Was Her Man

1934Movie⏱️ 1h 10mApproved

CrimeDramaRomance

⭐ 6.2

IMDB Rating

789 votes

Dan Curly sends two hitmen to kill double-crossing Flicker Hayes, who retreats to a small village with ex-prostitute Rose to hide.

Director

Lloyd Bacon

Writers

Tom Buckingham, Niven Busch, Robert Lord

Stars

James Cagney, Joan Blondell, Victor Jory

Release Date

June 16, 1934

Language

English, Portuguese, Latin

Country

United States

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🎭 Top Cast

James Cagney

as Flicker Hayes - aka Jerry Allen

Joan Blondell

as Rose Lawrence

Victor Jory

as Nick Gardella

Frank Craven

as Pop Sims - aka Jim Parker

Sarah Padden

as Mrs. Gardella

Harold Huber

as J.C. Ward - Curly's Hitman

Russell Hopton

as Monk - Curly's Hitman

Ralf Harolde

as Frank 'Red' Deering

John Qualen

as Dutch - Santa Avila's Cabbie

Bradley Page

as Dan 'Danny' Curly

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio

1.37 : 1

Sound

Mono

Color

Black and White

Filming Location

Point Lobos State Natural Reserve, California, USA

Production

Warner Bros.

🏷️ Keywords

damsel in distressdeceptiongreat depressionhenchmansong

🎯 Categories

CrimeDramaRomance

⭐ Featured Review

Sinner's Hideaway

by lugonian • 2011-09-05

6/10

"HE WAS HER MAN (Warner Brothers, 1934), directed by Lloyd Bacon, in spite of its torch song sounding title for a musical film, is actually an offbeat melodrama starring James Cagney (with mustache) and Joan Blondell for the seventh and final time on screen. With Cagney naturally playing a vengeful tough guy with good qualities, it's Blondell, usually bright eyed and sassy, going against type as one of the most saddest characters ever portrayed. Often classified as their weakest collaboration, the Cagney and Blondell pairing still contains their usual star chemistry mainly because they&apo..."

💡 Did You Know?

The seventh and final film of the James Cagney/Joan Blondell partnership, the other six being Sinner's Holiday (1930), Other Men's Women (1931), The Public Enemy (1931), Blonde Crazy (1931), The Crowd Roars (1932), and Footlight Parade (1933).